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Archive for March, 2015

  • How UAV Drones Can Accelerate Development in Ghana

    Accra | By on March 31, 2015 | Comments Off on How UAV Drones Can Accelerate Development in Ghana

    Application of drones for development is a new area in Ghana, however it is rapidly evolving with significant potential to aid Ghana’s development agenda in the area of health, agriculture, security, road safety and traffic management; natural resource management, aerial photography, 3-D mapping; search and rescue, among others. This was the outcome of the Technology…

  • What is the Solar Power Opportunity in Southern Africa?

    Lusaka | By on March 17, 2015 | Comments Off on What is the Solar Power Opportunity in Southern Africa?

    Mobile payments have broken down major barriers to solar energy. High upfront capital costs can now be spread over multiple small payments. This Pay as You Go (PAYG) solar revolution is sweeping East Africa, particularly Kenya. Rural populations that are largely off grid, are keen to kick their kerosene habit and enjoy the benefits of…

  • Views on Technology and Domestic Structural Discrimination

    Brooklyn | By on March 10, 2015 | Comments Off on Views on Technology and Domestic Structural Discrimination

    I had a chance to spend a morning last week at a roundtable discussion on technology and structural discrimination, as part of the Technology Salon events. The conversation brought together activists, organizers, technologists, and few international development types like myself, though many in the room blurred those boundaries. Technology provided a filter for the discussion,…

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  • How Technology Can Address Structural Discrimination in the USA

    Brooklyn | By on March 5, 2015 | Comments Off on How Technology Can Address Structural Discrimination in the USA

    Our January 21st, 2015, Technology Salon examined the role of technology in addressing structural discrimination in the US. We were hosted by the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF), whose Director of Community Leadership, Tynesha McHarris, served as a lead discussant. Courtney D. Cogburn Assistant Professor of Social Work at Columbia University and Senior Advisor to the…

  • How can ICTs improve Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)?

    London | By on March 3, 2015 | Comments Off on How can ICTs improve Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)?

    “Don’t let the tech wag the MEL dog.” This quote sums up the conversation from the London Tech Salon focused on “How can ICTs improve Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)?” Essentially it means that when exploring the applicability of ICT we have to ensure we start from what MEL is setting out to achieve and…